Abstract #301897

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JSM 2003 Abstract #301897
Activity Number: 303
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 5, 2003 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistical Education
Abstract - #301897
Title: Towards an Understanding of Student Attitudes About Statistics
Author(s): Sterling C. Hilton*+
Companies: Brigham Young University
Address: 230 TMCB, Provo, UT, 84602,
Keywords: attitudes ; introductory statistics ; teaching method
Abstract:

In addition to learning, positive student attitudes have become an importance course outcome for many introductory statistics instructors. To assess student attitudes towards statistics, data from the Survey of Attitudes Toward Statistics (SATS) (Schau 1995) were collected from approximately 5,200 introductory statistics students over a two-year period. The primary outcomes reported in this paper are the four sub-scales of the SATS: affect, cognitive competence, value and difficulty, measured at the end of the semester. In order to aid understanding, the sub-scales have been categorized into three categories: agree, neutral, and disagree. The outcomes are analyzed using polytomous logistic regression using a generalized logit link. Post-semester attitudes are most strongly associated with pre-semester attitudes followed by performance in the class; however, declared major, gender, teaching method, math preparation and previous exposure to statistics are also significantly associated with post-semester attitudes.

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